An official criminal records checking scheme is relying on a 17-year-old system after a modernisation drive was hit by delays, according to a Commons report. The Disclosure and Barring Service
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One of the Oxfam workers sacked over sexual misconduct allegations in earthquake-shattered Haiti was later re-hired by the charity in Ethiopia. The decision to employ the man as a consultant
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The Government is in the dark over how many people have been stopped from working with children or vulnerable adults as a result of disclosures made in background checks, a
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Vital efforts to protect children from criminals hiding behind their position as taxi drivers to commit sex offences are being hampered by new restrictions on crucial background checks, councils warn.
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The Care and Social Service Inpectorate Wales (CSSIW) have made changes to their Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) guidance for people who are applying to register with them or who already
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